"Have you read "All Quiet on the Western Front"?" Topic

And if so what did you think of it.

Yes – it's very good
Yes – it's ok
Yes – it's dreadful
No
No but I've seen the film (first version)
No but I've seen the film (second version)
No but I've seen the film (first & second version)
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Yes, it is OK. I've also seen both film versions.

Yes, it's ok, saw the film as well

No, seen both films

Yes. It's very good.

Yes, I've seen both films.

Yes, it is okay. I also saw the movies and own the older one.

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Yes, very good and have seen both films.

Yes and I've seen both films. The book was OK. The first movie was quite good for it's time. The second had this 'John Boy' problem. Used to say never send John Boy Walton to do a man's job.
Type casting can work for one. It can also work against one.

Yes, the book is okay. Never saw it in film.

Book is OK but I prefer Ludwig Renns 'War'. Ernst Jungers Storm of Steel is also good.

Saw both movies, agree with the John Boy problem. Both movies are good- I will get round to reading the book someday.

book and 1st movie long ago, both excellent.

It was on the High School reading list; so yes.

First version is classic

Yes, many years ago. I would not be ready to take a test on it, though.

Yes, years ago. I've also watched both films. I like the one with "John Boy" more than the original.

Yes.

Yes, I read it years ago. I thought is was very good.

I'm with oddball liked the John Boy version better.

Yes, its very good. Saw both versions liked the original.

Yes, back in high school as it was on the reading list. I did see the John Boy version of th emovie and I found it fine. I have yet to see the original version though.

Yes, in was on my high school reading lst.

Read the book, own the original film, was blissfully unaware until now that anyone had been daft enough to attempt a remake. The book I recall as OK, and probably would have rated it higher were it not for the very high regard in which it seems generally to be held. The film I thought was brilliant when I first saw it, less so on repeated viewings.

So who's going to try to make a film of "Storm of Steel"?

All the best,

John.

Yes, when I was a teenager (over thirty years ago.)

Very good book. I made the mistake of reading while sitting in Saudi Arabia waiting to cross the border in 1991. Haven't been able to make myself read it again as the description of combat is just too well done. Saw both movies and liked them both.

I read it in 6th or 7th grade and then after being in the army. Thought it was great. Movie was good too. I need to read/see it again. Its been awhile.

'Yes – it's ok'

but Ernst Junger's 'Storm of Steel' is a far more interesting read.

"So who's going to try to make a film of "Storm of Steel"?"

Now that would be worth seeing, and very much at odds with the whole lions led by donkeys thing.

Critics would complain that the encounter with his brother was far too corny and nothing like that would ever happen in real life:)

Yes, it was okay and I saw both versions of the film.

Ted

Yes, it was good.

C

Read it in high school. Probably did not appreciate it. Cannot recall if I saw the film as I may be thinking of "The Grand Illusion"; if I did, it would have been the original.

I should re-read the book, will probably get much more out of it. Thanks for bringing this up.

Looks like it's available as an e-book from B&N for $5.99 USD, from Amazon for $4.99 USD, and from several (legal) sites for free. Used paper editions on Amazon start at 1 penny.

No but I've seen the film (first & second version)

Read the book and seen both versions of the film. Liked the second version of the film a little better.

YES I read the book.

Ernst Jungers Storm of Steel is the original. So much of the film (I've seen the German one but not read the book) is based on SoS, that I wonder if the book isn't just a fictionalised version?

Read the book long ago. Liked it a lot then. Both films are good.

Read the book in college, have seen neither film.

Read the book and enjoy it every time I read it.

Dont like the movies. They dont get the pacing of the book which IMO is the reason the book holds together so well.

Jungers "Storm of Steel" is a very good read and just as powerful. If only because it tells it tale from an 180* viewpoint of Remarque.

Classic.

Up there with 'Red Badge of Courage' & 'War & Peace' as war novels.

Looks like it's available as an e-book from B&N for $5.99 USD USD, from Amazon for $4.99 USD USD, and from several (legal) sites for free. Used paper editions on Amazon start at 1 penny.

I recently got (and read) a nice remaindered pocket hardback edition for £2.00 GBP – it was from a "banned books series" : All quiet on the western front was banned and burned by the nazis for telling the truth about war (sorry, seeming to advocate German pacifism).

Obviously I was a reading a translation, but one thing that struck me was that it had some beautiful and powerfully moving descriptive passages – not something we automatically associate with the trenches.

Yes and it's very good. I saw the first(?) film and used to hear Ernest Borgnine complaining about short rounds when artillery flew over my position. Didn't need that.

Yes, very good. Saw the movies, I recommend the first version.

Yes, very good and have seen both films (although I prefer the first film).

Yes, very good… read it twice, liked the movies (the 1st more than the second) and read the Classics illustrated comic book.

Am I the only one to have read Ludwig Renns – War ?

He is an interesting character as well

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BTW Ernst Junger kept re writting SOS so each version was different so it was very much an evolving story

Yes, read the book & saw the film. knew of the remake, but have not seen it. Thought it was a good read.

Yes, in college I believe.

Never have. When I was younger I didn't care for 'anti-war' books. Later I turned to SF and fantasy and got away from historical.

May give a look sometime when I am in a book store.

Think I may have seen parts of the first film. Remember seeing 'John Boy' in German uniform so definitely saw part of the second.

Yes – okay and liked both movies.